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which fit in grooves in the companionway frame. This allows the lowest board to be left in place during inclement weather to minimize water infiltration. The term may be more broadly used to describe any ladder between decks.
212: 117: 42:, with a ladder leading below and the hooded entrance-hatch to the main cabins. A companionway may be secured by doors or, commonly in 205: 178: 69: 57: 198: 554: 133: 86: 20: 549: 253: 170: 8: 348: 308: 111: 513: 508: 478: 433: 363: 298: 378: 373: 323: 318: 174: 163: 358: 283: 463: 443: 248: 544: 453: 413: 333: 293: 538: 106: 398: 222: 190: 473: 448: 343: 338: 313: 233: 158: 39: 418: 353: 278: 268: 121:. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 795. 518: 488: 428: 423: 238: 43: 498: 438: 408: 383: 288: 258: 403: 388: 368: 303: 110: 503: 493: 458: 243: 523: 483: 273: 263: 468: 393: 27: 162: 536: 38:is a raised and windowed hatchway in the ship's 206: 134:"Companionway Design: Down The (Main) Hatch" 131: 220: 75:Set of hatch boards with top board removed. 213: 199: 63:Set of hatch boards in companionway hatch. 105: 537: 157: 194: 13: 14: 566: 68: 56: 151: 132:Simon, Alvah (11 March 2014). 125: 99: 1: 92: 169:. New York: Viking. p.  7: 80: 10: 571: 87:Glossary of nautical terms 21:Companion (disambiguation) 18: 229: 26:In the architecture of a 254:Apparent wind indicator 118:Encyclopædia Britannica 165:The Price of Admiralty 555:Nautical terminology 19:For other uses, see 532: 531: 112:"Companion"  562: 309:Carpenter's walk 215: 208: 201: 192: 191: 185: 184: 168: 155: 149: 148: 146: 144: 129: 123: 122: 114: 103: 72: 60: 570: 569: 565: 564: 563: 561: 560: 559: 550:Water transport 535: 534: 533: 528: 444:Quarter gallery 249:Anchor windlass 225: 219: 189: 188: 181: 156: 152: 142: 140: 130: 126: 104: 100: 95: 83: 76: 73: 64: 61: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 568: 558: 557: 552: 547: 530: 529: 527: 526: 521: 516: 511: 506: 501: 496: 491: 486: 481: 476: 471: 466: 461: 456: 451: 446: 441: 436: 431: 426: 421: 416: 411: 406: 401: 399:Keel (Canting) 396: 391: 386: 381: 376: 371: 366: 361: 356: 351: 346: 341: 336: 331: 326: 321: 316: 311: 306: 301: 296: 291: 286: 281: 276: 271: 266: 261: 256: 251: 246: 241: 236: 230: 227: 226: 218: 217: 210: 203: 195: 187: 186: 179: 150: 138:Cruising World 124: 109:, ed. (1911). 107:Chisholm, Hugh 97: 96: 94: 91: 90: 89: 82: 79: 78: 77: 74: 67: 65: 62: 55: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 567: 556: 553: 551: 548: 546: 543: 542: 540: 525: 522: 520: 517: 515: 512: 510: 507: 505: 502: 500: 497: 495: 492: 490: 487: 485: 484:Stern or poop 482: 480: 477: 475: 472: 470: 467: 465: 462: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 420: 417: 415: 412: 410: 407: 405: 402: 400: 397: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 380: 377: 375: 372: 370: 367: 365: 362: 360: 357: 355: 352: 350: 347: 345: 342: 340: 337: 335: 332: 330: 327: 325: 322: 320: 317: 315: 312: 310: 307: 305: 302: 300: 297: 295: 292: 290: 287: 285: 282: 280: 277: 275: 272: 270: 267: 265: 262: 260: 257: 255: 252: 250: 247: 245: 242: 240: 237: 235: 232: 231: 228: 224: 216: 211: 209: 204: 202: 197: 196: 193: 182: 180:0-670-81416-4 176: 172: 167: 166: 160: 154: 139: 135: 128: 120: 119: 113: 108: 102: 98: 88: 85: 84: 71: 66: 59: 54: 53: 52: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 22: 16:Nautical term 464:Ship's wheel 329:Companionway 328: 223:sailing ship 164: 159:Keegan, John 153: 141:. Retrieved 137: 127: 116: 101: 48:hatch boards 47: 36:companionway 35: 31: 25: 449:Quarterdeck 339:Daggerboard 334:Crow's nest 314:Centreboard 284:Bow or prow 234:Aftercastle 221:Parts of a 539:Categories 419:Orlop deck 354:Forecastle 349:Figurehead 279:Boom brake 269:Bilgeboard 93:References 519:Whipstaff 489:Sternpost 479:Starboard 429:Poop deck 424:Outrigger 239:Afterdeck 44:sailboats 32:companion 499:Taffrail 439:Porthole 409:Leeboard 384:Jackline 289:Bowsprit 259:Beakhead 161:(1989). 143:27 March 81:See also 514:Transom 389:Jibboom 369:Gunwale 364:Gangway 324:Cockpit 304:Cathead 299:Capstan 504:Tiller 494:Strake 459:Rudder 404:Kelson 319:Chains 244:Anchor 177:  545:Rooms 524:Winch 359:Frame 294:Cable 274:Bitts 264:Bilge 474:Stem 469:Skeg 434:Port 414:Mast 394:Keel 379:Hull 374:Head 344:Deck 175:ISBN 145:2016 40:deck 30:, a 28:ship 509:Top 454:Rib 171:277 34:or 541:: 173:. 136:. 115:. 46:, 214:e 207:t 200:v 183:. 147:. 23:.

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Companion (disambiguation)
ship
deck
sailboats
Set of hatch boards in companionway hatch.
Set of hatch boards with top board removed.
Glossary of nautical terms
Chisholm, Hugh
"Companion" 
Encyclopædia Britannica
"Companionway Design: Down The (Main) Hatch"
Keegan, John
The Price of Admiralty
277
ISBN
0-670-81416-4
v
t
e
sailing ship
Aftercastle
Afterdeck
Anchor
Anchor windlass
Apparent wind indicator
Beakhead
Bilge
Bilgeboard
Bitts
Boom brake

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